Dungeons & Dragons Online®

Dungeons & Dragons Online®

Skip · Multiplayer · 2012

Steam Deck Unsupported

The verdict

SKIP IT.

The reviews do not carry it. What it costs you is time.

PriceS
Free to play
Reviews▼
71% of 8,004
Genre rank
Top 49% Multiplayer

Holding it back: Recent reviews, Reviews

Recent reviews trending down: 60% over the last 30 days against 71% all-time.

Time and effort

Typical playtime
100h

Players and genre

Online
168 now
Recent reviews
60% 30 days
Better reviewed
45% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story

The value story

Its score puts it in the top 49 percent of the games it competes with. Among the games that feel like it, Neverwinter (free, scores 44) beats it on value, while it beats Runes of Magic (free, scores 23).

It is still busy. 168 players were online when we last checked, on Nov 6, 09:47 UTC, across 35 days of weekly checks. Free to start. It takes its money later, through boost and currency.

More about Dungeons & Dragons Online®

Players rate it 71 percent positive over its lifetime, but the last 30 days run 60 percent. Something recent has soured the room.

Buy now or wait

What drives the score

Grades: S best, D weakest

S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Raising the score
Cost per hourFree
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Reach1.5M+ owners
How many own it, by SteamSpy's estimate (an old snapshot). A free game has no price to weigh, so this is its value read
Holding it back
Reviews
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones
MonetizationBoost, Currency, Unlock
In-game spending, a moderate drag
Recent reviews60% (30 days)
Trending down vs lifetime, a small dip
For context
RefundsFree
A free game cannot be refunded, so the label never applies
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score
In-app purchasesBoost, Currency, UnlockPCGamingWiki

What players say

Where every other MMO is rushing you constantly to endgame, pelting you with plodding cutscenes, or making you cross zone after empty zone, and combat is a repetitive chore of no challenge or interest, DDO stands absolutely unique. The closest comparison I can make is City of Heroes but with much heftier build intricacy and choice. - Runs on a POTATO, SMOOTHLY. Seriously, I'm running this on a stock HP rig with no...
Don't!Get!Eliminated!Recommendedafter 178h8 found this helpfulRead on Steam
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
My characters all disappeared when they went to 64 bit client/servers. At least my account purchases didnt change. Bit complicated and different from your typical mmorpg out there. Plan your character before committing all I can say. Lots and Lots of content (can feel kinda lost at times), but requires sub to play them (adventure packs) or outright purchase them (expansions and or adventure packs if you are f2p)...
RasdroRecommendedafter 39hOct 2026Read on Steam
Downloaded it today to see if I would enjoy it. I couldn't even get the game to let me in. The patcher is beyond broken. I somehow have hours on this so I know it worked at some point but if they can't get a patcher to work with steam then has to be an intolerable mess to begin with.
slyolepup20Not recommendedafter 15h1 found this helpfulRead on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

About the game

Enter a world of danger and adventure with Dungeons & Dragons Online® based on the beloved RPG that started it all.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, GeForce 7XXX / ATI Radeon HD 3000 series, 32 GB of storage. Windows only.

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).

Cite this score

BANG Score badge
Dungeons & Dragons Online® scores 28/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/206480/dungeons-dragons-online
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Reviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 31. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Details

DeveloperStanding Stone Games
PublisherDaybreak Game Company LLC
GenreMultiplayer
Released2012
Players1.5Mowners, SteamSpy estimate